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RefNoHB/26/13
LevelItem
TitleLetter from C Leonard Williams, Medical Officer, Borough of Barking, to Henry Barcroft, Dept of Physiology, Queen's University Belfast
Date19 January 1948
DescriptionIs intrigued to learn that x-rays could tell whether or not air was present before birth in the foetal trachea - wonders if the gas would be air or the product of some secretion - asks if anyone has thought of doing hysterectomy on pregnant animals underwater.
Extent2pp
FormatTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
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